The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-21
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HIRING 0UTTHEC C0NVICTS
THE STATE TO INTRODUCE ONLY
ONE MORE WITNESS.

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Cost the State $4,000 or 100000
to Get Ready-Other State Capital
Topics.
ATLANTA, GA, Sept 20.--The convict
lease case was taken up again this morning
by the Governor and Attorney General. All
the parties interested were present, but the
general audience was very thin.
Col. Lewis cross-examination was re-
sumed by the counsel, who took up the mat
ter of the Bondurant camp, which was a
mile below Augusta, in 1882. The witness
testified as to Capt loves Indignation at
Bondurant's refusal to discharge Bethel, and
that Capt Lowe afterward broke up tho
camp on that account.
Col. Towers said, in answer to question,
that he did not know any man he could ger
to take control of convIcts who would be
superior to Capt Lowe. Mr. Lowe was
personally popular with the convicts
Mr. Hill continued the cross examination.
| touching on Bingham's reputation previous
| to the recent cases of cruel treatment. The
first Indication of cruelty by Bingham came
TO Col Towers a few weeks ago. The witness
| thought it would cost the State $4,000 or
! 100000 to get ready TO take care of 1900
convicts He estimated the cost of main
| cDnNlSb At tpc pei
ADMISSION OF THE EVIDENCE.
In regard TO the admission of Col. Towers
evidence concerning the past history of ths
penitentiary system, the Governor ruled
that the records should be produced for thas
purpose, if possible.
| Col Towers thought the lessees were all
equally good men. He never made sug-
gestion TO the Dade Coal Company which
was not complied with. The witness heard
that Bingham created trouble at the Chat
tahoochee camp by advising the convicts TO
| come in body to see the Governor. The
witness estimated the pay of an ordinary
hand on railroad work at 81 per day, and
on a farm at s. to Sl2 a month.
Mr.. Smith put in evidence the Bondu.
| rant Joplin & Co. contract made in 1879,
| between Messrs. Bondurant, Joplin and A.
| b. Lowe as partners. Mr.. Lowe was to
| furnish sixtv-hve to seventy convicts, and
! the firm was to pay their expenses and
Messrs Bondurant q Joplin were to fur
! nish the money and charge the firm interest
| for its use. The contract of w. b. Lowe az
| Co., railroad contractors, was also read and
! put in evidence.
CLOSE OF THE STATES TESTIMONY.
The State closed its testimony with a no
| tice that it would introduce one more wit
ness tomorrow. All the printed reports Of
| Dr. Westmoreland were in evidence, and
also the printed copies of lease contracts
and bonds. Judge Hopkins requested a
| little time for the counsel representing the
different defendants to consult with each
other The Governor accordingly adjourned
the hearing until 4 o'clock. The
counsel for the lessees began their
case at O'Clock. The time dur
ing adjournment was occupied in putting in
| documentary evidence. official records from
| the Executive Department etc. These
| made up n complete record of the original
organization Of the present convict system,
the corporators in companies l, and 3, the
| location of the different companies, and the
establishment of the various branch camps.
| In the main this evidence was executive or
| ders.
The hearing was adjourned until to-
morrow morning.
AN OUTRAGE IN LUMPKIN.
A private letter received in Atlanta
| to-day from Chestertown district, in Lump
kin county, states that on Saturday night
! last a party of masked men visited the
| house of James Ash, and, after calling him
out of the house, assaulted him with a pis-
| tol and beat him over the head until he fell
senseless on the Ground. Not satisfied with
this brutal assault they lifted Ash from the
ground and carried him to a tree about fifty
yards from the house, where they tied him
| TO it with ropes and left him for dead. Ash,
n short time ago testified against several
residents of LuInpkin county, who were
being tried on the charge OF violating the
internal reyenne laws. Ash is now in Dah-
lonepa afraid to return home and asks for
protection from the courts.
The trial of a Dows. charged with selling
hnuors Mt his wine room. wac concluded in
the City Court to-day, and verdict Of not
guilty was rendered. Dows was to-day ac-
9uitted by a Jury upon the same evidence
which was given in before Police Judge An
derson when he was tried some weeks ago,
found guilty and a fine of 800 imposed
From tbs if would s,,e m that the City Court
| docs NOT aoree with Judge Anderson
Barton &. Fuller was arrested In Paulding
! county Yesterday or tile charge of Illicit
! distilline. To-day he reached Atlanta and
wa carried before Commissioner Haight,
where he had preliminary trial and was
! reouired TO give bond.
DR.. NJ Gardner and Mary Hunt have
| gi ven up ali hone of being able TO give bail
! and have been sent to fail. where they will
have 10 remain until their cases have been
acted upon by the Supreme Court. It is
more than likely that both of them win
| finally secure ouarters IA the camps.
APPROVED BY THE "oVhHSoh.
The following acts were approved by tho
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